Camp Near Raperdan Station
Va May the 26th 1863
Dear wife I seat my self this
Day to Drop you afew lins wich
leaves me in good helth hoping
those few lins May Come to hand
and find you and children all
well I have No Nuse two
Communicat to you at the present
time I rote to you yesterday and
Sent it to Dave Smiths
By hand By Mr Smith that
Marred Miss [Jayne?] Harris
he said that he would leave it
ther I send you some paper &
envelops in this paper is verry
hy hear and Scarce we ar
75 mils from Richmond and
every thing is verry hy I give
20 cts aSheet for this paper I hope
to hear from you soon I would
Send you Some Stamps But
I Cannot git them I send you
a pin point in aletter some time
ago and I will Send you one
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[?] in this letter and I
wount you to rite to me if you git
the letters and paper that I have
Sent to you i hope I hope to hear you
that you will right all the
Nuse and right to me if you and the
chl children have Ben well sence
I heard from you I have Not
heard from you Sence I got the
letter that you Sent to me
in my Close Clohes that you
Sent By Dr B[??]ton and the
Box of Clothing [??] Come to
us til the 7 Day of May
So I must Close for the
present time By saying
far you well my loveing
wife the tme has Ben Sweet
that I have Spent with the
though many miles apart
we Bee I often think of the
Direct you letter to Richmond Va
47th Ala Vol Co H yours truly
Liuet E. B. Coggin